2021 No. 505 (L. 7)
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The President of the Family Division, as nominee of the Lord Chief Justice under paragraph 2(2)(b) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 20051, makes the following Rules in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31D (1), (2) and (3) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 19842.
These Rules are made after consultation with the Family Procedure Rule Committee in accordance with section 31D(5)(b) of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984.
These Rules are made with the agreement of the Lord Chancellor in accordance with paragraph 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 to the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.
Citation, commencement and extent1
1
These Rules may be cited as the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) (Amendment) Rules 2021.
2
These Rules come into force on 24th May 2021.
3
These Rules extend to England and Wales.
Amendments to the Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 2014
2
The Family Court (Composition and Distribution of Business) Rules 20143 are amended as follows.
3
In rule 7(1) (composition: appeals heard by a judge of High Court level) omit sub-paragraph (b).
4
In Schedule 1 (allocation)—
a
in paragraph 2—
i
in sub-paragraph (c), omit “where the parties consent to permission being granted and to the substantive order sought”;
ii
in sub-paragraph (f)—
aa
in paragraph (i) for “; or” substitute “.”; and
bb
omit paragraph (ii); and
b
in paragraph 4 omit sub-paragraphs (a) and (d).
I agree
(This note is not part of the Rules)